Defending ‘trashy’ BookTok romances against snobs (Colleen Hoover & Fourth Wing)

Is social media (BookTok) turning books into fast fashion? In this video essay, we’re going to deep dive into the buzz and criticism behind BookTok’s most viral books (Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros) and Colleen Hoover’s list of normcore romances. What gives a book literary merit? What makes a book trash? Is social media churning out subpar books or are the critics just literary snobs? We’ll also dive into the unappreciated art of simple writing and explore the differences between commercial fiction prose vs. literary prose. #booktok #colleenhoover #booktoktrend